Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel
Hosted by Daniel Scheffler and Daniel · iHeartPodcasts
4.7from 71 ratings
- 25
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 71
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel
Wayfinder is a podcast for the curious, luxurious, and adventurous traveler. Host and veteran travel writer Daniel Scheffler ventures off the map and into traveler stories of beauty, blunder, and transformation, those unforgettable moments guidebooks can't capture. Inspired by the ancient Polynesian wayfinders who navigated the ocean by stars, swells, and intuition, each episode features an immersive tale of what happens when we follow our senses and trust our inner compass to lead the way. With local tips, food adventures, and cultural encounters, Wayfinder reveals not just where to travel, but how to journey through the world with humor, wonder, and our own curiosity.
- Publisher
- iHeartPodcasts
- Category
- leisure · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Oct 2025
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 25 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Oceania: Catching Flights & Chasing Waves through Fiji, Australia & New Zealand Travel (ft. Lakey Peterson)
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Antarctica: Travel for Penguins, Polar Plunges, & Childlike Wonder (ft. Jessica Nabongo)
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Quebec: A Canadian Road Trip Through Family Roots and Belonging (ft. Paul Theroux)
Inside a recent episode
Oceania: Catching Flights & Chasing Waves through Fiji, Australia & New Zealand Travel (ft. Lakey Peterson)
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And whether you want to go snorkeling, you want to go surfing, you want to just chill by the pool, you want to go spearfishing, it really offers such a wide range of ocean activities. So I feel like every time I go, I just have the most fun time of my life because I get to do all the things that I love with the most beautiful people. And the climate's perfect. The water temperature is perfect. It really is that tropical, beautiful paradise that everyone dreams of. But long before Fiji became familiar, it was the setting for one of the experiences that helped Lakey see just how fast surfing might take her. […]
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- Lakey Peterson
- Jessica Nabongo
- Paul Theroux
- Coyote Peterson
- Antoni Porowski
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 65 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 6 ratings
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Who hosts Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel?
Daniel Scheffler and Daniel host the show. Published by iHeartPodcasts.
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